Il Politecnico

Il Politecnico
Editor Elio Vittorini
Categories Literary magazine
Cultural magazine
Frequency Weekly (September 1945-May 1946)
Monthly (May 1946-December 1947)
Founder Giulio Einaudi
First issue 29 September 1945
Final issue December 1947
Country Italy
Based in Milan
Language Italian
OCLC number 654801459

Il Politecnico (meaning the Polytechnic in English) was an Italian language Communist culture and literary magazine published in Italy between 1945 and 1947. Its title was a reference to another Italian magazine with the same name established in 1839.[1]

History and profile

Il Politecnico was first published in Milan as a weekly on 29 September 1945.[2][3] Giulio Einaudi was the publisher and Elio Vittorini was the editor of the magazine.[2][4][5] On 1 May 1946 the magazine began to be published monthly.[6]

The idea behind the establishment of Il Politecnico was to rebuild Italian culture after the experience of Fascism.[2] This idea was originally developed by communist Catholic philosopher Felice Balbo in 1945.[2]

Il Politecnico also aimed at providing a democratic forum for literary discussions.[1] The magazine rejected not to cover the work by non-Communist artists and featured translations of famous authors such as Ernest Hemingway, T. S. Eliot, Franz Kafka and James Joyce.[4] The magazine also published photo-stories of Luigi Crocenzi.[7][8] Italo Calvino was among the contributors and in fact, he started his career as journalist in the magazine.[9]

Due its editorial policy Il Politecnico lost the support of the Communist Party and eventually, ceased publication in December 1947.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gaetana Marrone; Paolo Puppa (26 December 2006). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. Routledge. p. 985. ISBN 978-1-135-45530-9. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Stefano Franchi; Francesco Bianchini (2011). The Search for a Theory of Cognition: Early Mechanisms and New Ideas. Rodopi. p. 117. ISBN 94-012-0715-1. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Andrew Stevens (October 2003). "Il Politecnico". 3am Review. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Herbert Lottman (15 November 1998). The Left Bank: Writers, Artists, and Politics from the Popular Front to the Cold War. University of Chicago Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-226-49368-8. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. ↑ David Forgacs; Stephen Gundle (2007). Mass Culture and Italian Society from Fascism to the Cold War. Indiana University Press. p. 105. ISBN 0-253-21948-5. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. ↑ David Forgacs; Stephen Gundle (2007). Mass Culture and Italian Society from Fascism to the Cold War. Indiana University Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-253-21948-5. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Photography and Neorealism in Italy, 1945-19655". Rosphoto. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Giorgia Alù; Nancy Pedri. Enlightening Encounters: Photography in Italian Literature. University of Toronto Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-4426-4807-4. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Tracy Chevalier, ed. (1997). Encyclopedia of the Essay. London: Fitzroy Dearborn. Retrieved 28 December 2014. – via Questia (subscription required)
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